Recently, the China Post Tiger Year Zodiac stamps began to be issued to the outside world, but many netizens complained that the tigers on the stamps were "slightly sad", their brows were locked, they looked sick, and they did not have the might of the mountain tiger at all. In this regard, its author and painter Feng Dazhong responded, "Animals also have joys and sorrows, so the tiger should crack this code, break through its animal properties to paint, and make it anthropomorphic, and strive to convey a spiritual emotion." ”
▲2022 China Post Tiger Year Zodiac Stamps.
2022 is the year of the lunar calendar and the year of the tiger in the Chinese zodiac. The tiger is known as the "king of the beasts" and is a symbol of bravery and strength. In ancient times, there were tiger charms that used to dispatch troops, and there were also sayings of "tiger generals", "tiger soldiers", "tiger steps" and "tigers", all of which contain the reputation of might and glory. The people regard the tiger as a beast that helps to drive away evil spirits and bless peace. From the custom of painting tigers at the door to the humble cloth tigers, the colorful tiger culture has penetrated into people's living customs. In the cultural complex of worshiping tigers and loving tigers, there is a condensation of the spirit of Chinese and the spirit of striving for strength and the wish for auspicious peace.
For Chinese, everyone has their own tiger in their hearts, and this tiger can both roar the mountains and forests and sniff the roses.
In recent days, Red Star News reporters have found a number of cultural relics related to tigers in many museums in Sichuan, come and see, which "tiger" is the tiger tiger in your mind, the tiger is mighty and the tiger is full of energy?
1. Golden Seal of Tiger Button (Late Ming Dynasty)
The Tiger Button "Yongchang Grand Marshal Seal", which was stolen from the Shenyin site at the mouth of the ZhangXianzhong River in 2013, was recovered by the Police of Pengshan, Sichuan in 2016, and is now stored in the Pengshan District Cultural Relics Protection Research Institute in Meishan City, Sichuan Province.
The print is made of gold, square printing table, tiger shaped button. The seal is golden and bright, and the tiger button is in a healthy posture, with a height of 8.6 cm and a total weight of 3195 grams. The printing surface is cast "Yongchang Grand Marshal Seal" 6 characters, and the back of the printing is engraved with "The Midwinter Auspicious Day of the Year of Decay". Some experts have studied and said that the "Seal of grand marshal Yongchang" was made by Li Zicheng and given to Zhang Xianzhong, which is an important object to witness the relationship between Zhang and Li's peasant armies.
▲The golden seal of the tiger button at the sinking silver of the Pengshan River estuary in Sichuan.
2. Dragon and Tiger Bucket Bronze Ornament (Han Dynasty)
Bronze, dragon and tiger limb interaction, showing the trend of "dragon fighting tiger fighting", ingenious craftsmanship, and strange conception. It is in the collection of The Lushan County Museum in Ya'an.
▲Han Dynasty dragon and tiger fighting bronze ornaments (Lushan County Museum).
3. Tiger-shaped gold leaf (Sanxingdui)
Excavated from the Sanxingdui site, the gold leaf is pounded and shaped, and the "eye" glyph tiger stripe is embossed all over the body. The tiger's head rises, its mouth opens in a roaring shape, its eyes are hollowed out, its forefoots are extended, its hind feet are squatted, and its tail is rolled up, in a running shape. The golden tiger is semi-circular or an ornament.
▲Tiger-shaped gold leaf was excavated from pit No. 1 of the Sanxingdui site.
4. Tiger Button In (Warring States)
"The two armies are on a par, and the drums and hammers are facing each other." It is a military instrument that commanded the army to advance and retreat in ancient times, and not many are found in China. This tiger button is a relic of the late Warring States period, 85 cm high, the top tiger button tiger mouth is wide open, the teeth are cocked, excavated in 2009 in Hongdou Village, Shifangshi Ancient Town, Sichuan, is currently the largest hammer yu found in China, can be called "the king of the hammer", but also the treasure of the Shifang Museum.
▲ Shifang Museum Town Hall Treasure Warring States Tiger Button Yu.
In the 1990s, Tuxi Chengba, Quxian County, Sichuan Province, also unearthed a Piece of Warring States Tiger Button, which has the characteristics of a typical art totem of The Ba culture.
▲ Tiger buttons unearthed in Quxian County, Sichuan. According to dazhou Bashan Calligraphy and Painting Institute
5. Sarcophagus "Flying Tiger" (late Han Dynasty)
The sarcophagus of Wang Hui of the Han Dynasty was built in the seventeenth year of Jian'an (212) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, hewn out of red sand rock, and the stone carving pattern on the coffin attracted widespread attention, and there are many mysteries. The left wall of the coffin is carved with a dragon, with horns and wings, and a ribbon on the mouth. The right wall of the coffin is carved with a tiger, with wings on its shoulders and a tattoo on its body. At the back of the coffin is carved a xuanwu, a snake wraps around its body, and the two prime ministers kiss. On the right side of the coffin is carved a man leaning against the door, revealing half of his body with wide sleeves, a cloud belt on the top and armor underneath.
The sarcophagus composition is majestic and exquisite, the shape is vivid, the carving is exquisite, and it is famous for its stone carving art, and is known as the "Han Soul" and "The Essence of Han Art". It is in the collection of The Lushan County Museum in Ya'an.
▲ Wang Hui sarcophagus (Lushan County Museum).
6. Tiger Spear (Warring States)
Tiger striped bronze spear, curved narrow blade, sashimi in the shape of a willow leaf, cast with a relief tiger statue, the tiger's legs are creeping, the tiger's tail is straight, and the tip of the tail is rolled up until the sashimi; the inscription "Chengdu" is engraved, and the other yin on the sashimi ridge is engraved with the word "Gong".
Tiger striped bronze gordon, cross-shaped, curved blade, engraved with a protruding tiger head ornament. The surface is grayish-black and the ornamentation is clear. It provides important physical materials for the study of Bashu bronze weapons. It is in the collection of Xingjing County Museum in Sichuan.
▲Warring States Tiger Pattern Bronze Ge (Xingjing County Museum).
7. Roaring Copper Tiger (Sanxingdui)
Excavated from the Sanxingdui site, it is decorated with tabby stripes and inlaid with turquoise fragments. The giant has a long tail, opens its mouth and teeth, and growls. His head was angry, his ears were erect, and he was moving in a moving motion. The air rhymes vividly and the tension is complete. Excavated from the Sanxingdui site.
▲Copper tigers were unearthed at the Sanxingdui site.
8. Tiger Shaper (Sanxingdui)
Excavated from the sanxingdui site, the tiger is fat and four feet on a circle constellation. The tiger's eyes are round, the ears are pointed and round, the head is raised and the tail is upright, and it is mighty and fierce; some scholars speculate that the bronze tiger or Sanxingdui unearthed a bronze kneeling portrait, and the portrait is placed on the tiger; the museum is in the Sanxingdui Museum.
▲The first pit of the Sanxingdui site unearthed a copper tiger-shaped instrument.
Red Star News reporters Jiang Lin, Wang Mingping, and Zhang Yang
Image source: Sanxingdui Museum, Ya'an Museum, Shifang Museum, Dazhou Bashan Calligraphy and Painting Institute
Edited by Peng Jiang
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